Carbon and nitrogen cycle dynamics in the O-CN land surface model: 1. Model description, site-scale evaluation, and sensitivity to parameter estimates

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Zaehle, S ^a,b   Friend, A D ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993990254     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GB003521     Document Type: Article

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